The Directorate of Tourism in Kashmir has taken a noteworthy step by announcing to register and train a batch of 100 female tourist guides. This initiative aims not only to promote gender inclusiveness but…
Srinagar, January 18: From showcasing Kashmir’s traditional crafts to innovative artistic expressions, an ongoing ‘Naqsh o Nigar’ exhibition has emerged as a platform for budding artists of the Valley. Organised by the…
Srinagar, December 30: Known for selling medicines at very cheap rates, the Jan Aushadi Kendras are gaining fame as ‘Modi ki Dukaan’ in the Kashmir valley. Irshad Ahmad, who owns a Jan…
Srinagar: Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, Wakf Board has decided not to allow people without masks into the mosques and shrines during the fasting month of Ramadan. While all prayers during…
Srinagar: Believe it or not, schools in Jammu region have asked students to wear uniforms during online classes leaving the parents fuming. The directive from the school authorities came after the resumption…
Srinagar: From meeting Muslim clerics to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s address to migrant Kashmiri pandits, the ‘Navreh’ festival will see contrasting functions in Jammu and Kashmir. As part of efforts to pave the…
Kashmir has always been counted among the top dream tourist destinations in India. Though foreigners too have come to the Valley in large numbers, domestic tourists continue to remain the mainstay of…
Srinagar: Adil Teli, a youth from Narbal in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, has set a new record for the fastest bicycle journey between Kashmir and Kanyakumari. Teli, who had started his journey…
Srinagar: Adil Teli, a youth from Narbal in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, has set a new record for the fastest bicycle journey between Kashmir and Kanyakumari. Teli, who had started his journey…
Srinagar: For the past two months, Adil Nabi Mir from the Ishbar area would rarely move out of his house. He would spend six to seven hours writing the verses of the…
Srinagar: Meat lovers had heaved a sigh of relief when retailers called off three-month-long strike last week, but foodies are now missing ‘kode’ (brain of lamb/ sheep). ‘Kode’ used to be the…
Srinagar: Mohammad Mehdi Naqash, a fourth-generation papier-mache dealer, is on cloud nine. For the first time in the last 30 years, papier-mache craft is witnessing a resurgence with demand soaring in the…
Srinagar: The Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools (FFRC) has ordered a 50 percent reduction in the monthly fee of two top private Valley-based schools. The orders were…